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[sub]Nearly 3 months since Dawnhaven was established[/sub]
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[center]Two long weeks have passed. For some, the days were harder than others. 

Fourteen days ago, preparations began for a journey into the blightlands. Notices were sent to those selected for the mission, and the following three days were spent gathering supplies, preparing equipment, and making final arrangements for the journey ahead. 

The expedition was kept deliberately small, composed only of those deemed essential. 

In the Aurelian Prince’s stead, his advisor, Orion, was entrusted with leading the expedition. Two Sages — Eris and Nathaniel — would oversee the team’s research efforts, aided by the eager blight-born Nesna, whose ability to traverse the blight and provide aerial reconnaissance made her an invaluable asset. Tia, High Priestess of Aelios and Dawnhaven’s greatest healer, accompanied them, should her skills be required. Ivor, an experienced navigator, was tasked with guiding the group safely through the unforgiving Lunarian wilderness. 

Accompanying them were the bodies of the recently fallen guards, Aliseth Kain and Abel Egelidus. High Priestess of Seluna, Katherine, joined the party to tend to the deceased and ensure they would receive proper Lunarian rites before being committed to the sea. 

To protect the expedition, a unit of guards traveled alongside them: Dyna, Adonis, Zephyros, Daphne, and a handful of younger guards from both Aurelia and Lunaris who had been brave enough to volunteer. 

Eleven arduous days passed before the expedition finally reached its destination near the edge of the nearest blight zone. The journey had been long and unforgiving. Bitter winds swept across the ice, snowstorms reduced visibility to mere yards, and the frozen terrain tested even the hardiest of travelers. Yet despite the harsh conditions, the expedition suffered no major setbacks. A handful of blighted animals crossed their path, but the guards dispatched them swiftly and without serious injury. 

Against the odds, the journey there had been a success. 

Now, at last, the true purpose of the expedition begins. 

Far away, Dawnhaven waits. The town carries on beneath the long winter night, hopeful that those who ventured into the blight will uncover answers where so many have failed — and return safely.[/center]